Vollee Brings 'Second Life' to Mobile

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Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:00am EST

Vollee to Offer Pre-Registration for Beta Trials
SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--
The Second Life(R) experience is coming to mobile. The 3D virtual
world platform, created by Linden Lab(R) will soon be available on 3G
handsets via Vollee's streaming mobile games service. Beta trials for
Vollee's new mobile offering for the Second Life Grid platform (an
inter-connected platform which extends beyond the mainland of Second
Life itself) will be open to those who pre-register by visiting
www.vollee.com/secondlife.

   Vollee's Second Life mobile service will enable access to the
virtual world of Second Life for Residents to explore, interact and
communicate on-line. The Second Life mobile experience reformats the
online world to fit on mobile phone screens while mapping the keys on
handsets to commands in-world. Existing Residents can simply log-in
and people new to Second Life can also try out the online world for
the first time through the mobile service. With a simple download to
their 3G mobile handset, anyone can enjoy their online Second Life
session while on the move.

   "What we have developed is a service which, for the first time,
allows you to access a rich persistent virtual 3D world the way it is
supposed to be experienced on your phone," said Martin Dunsby, CEO,
Vollee. "This is a true 'before and after moment' in which mobile is
living up to its potential in serving as an always on, connected
platform."

   "For Linden Lab, this represents an intuitive way to extend the
reach and accessibility of the Second Life Grid platform," said Chris
Mahoney, Business Development Manager, Linden Lab. "This is a great
way for Second Life Residents to stay connected to their friends,
business and experiences in-world, wherever they are."

   Vollee's proprietary solution is the only one on the market that
can stream any high-end PC title to mobile, including popular
massively multiplayer online role playing games. The company's
technology takes into account the screen size, the key layout and
makes sure all the fun of playing the original game remains. Vollee's
interactive video streaming platform optimizes compression to minimize
bandwidth requirements and also leverages the 3G mobile networks in
such a way that gamers can not only navigate virtual worlds but also
play fast paced, high quality video games previously impossible on
mobile. A single software download to a 3G handset provides access to
Vollee streamed titles, enabling gamers to find and play mobile games
more easily than ever.

   Vollee's Second Life mobile beta trials will begin in May 2008,
but fans can pre-register beginning today by visiting
www.vollee.com/secondlife. More information about the Second Life Grid
is available at http://secondlifegrid.net.

   About Vollee

   Vollee streams a console gaming experience to 3G phones, offering
a radically different user experience than previously seen in mobile
gaming. By providing the highest quality always-connected games
through its subscription service, people can now discover the fun of
high-end video games on their mobile handsets. Using its
patent-pending VolleeX engine, Vollee delivers an exciting catalog of
licensed titles with their original 3D graphics, sophisticated AI and
deep game play.

   Vollee's service allows video game and PC software publishers to
safely enhance and expand the reach of proven franchises, maximize
return on original investment, leverage cross-marketing on new titles
and extend existing online gaming communities to mobile at a fraction
of the cost and time. Vollee offers mobile operators a showcase for 3G
networks, increased ARPU through extended game play, a greater share
of publisher marketing budgets and the opportunity to attract new
gaming consumers.

   Vollee's publisher partners include Activision and Codemasters and
Encore Software, Inc. Vollee is funded by BlueRun Ventures and
Benchmark Capital. For more information, visit www.vollee.com.

Fusion PR on behalf of Vollee
Asif Husain, 310-481-1431, Ext. 14
Asif.Husain@FusionPR.com

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